Migrants’ narratives as artistic affirmation of our human dignity and a call for political awareness

Academie voor Theater en Dans Jodenbreestraat 3 Amsterdam Danstheater

You can make your reservations online. Click on the date of your coice and follow the instructions:Saturday 25 May, 20:00

More than 20 migrants/refugees artists or performers in 10 languages. The result of 5 months of playful improvisational rehearsals, where through self-representation, migrants share stories of their journey and living in the Netherlands facing a long lasting uncertainty after having crossed many, colonial, borders.

We believe arts need to engage society; they need to represent today’s turmoil. To this end we come together as migrants, political refugees and locals in order to create a performance: an act of theatre, poetry, music, performance art, choreography. And an act of activism, of human and political togetherness. Projects such as this one are seldom seen in the Netherlands. Hence our artistic intervention. It’s time to stop seeing the migrant as ‘problematic’ or ‘troublesome.’ It’s time to go beyond the politics of social segregation as mass distraction. Our performance seeks to transcend the political pitfalls of discrimination and hate peculiar to our present and confused world. We want our performance to be a safe haven, a place where diversity is richness and discrimination can only vanish.

With the support of Academie voor Theater en Dans Many Thanks to: Tenedle (video and photography), Victor Sams (rhythm and sound training) and an endless number of friends, comrades and supporters who have been inspiring us during the journey to our theatre performance